19th November

rosea ‘Picotee’ is only now coming out. All the 3 other forms of Lapageria rosea Camellia x williamsii ‘Rosemary Williams’ well out into flower today. A good month early as…

15th October

…still and some lower flowers dropping. Lapageria rosea ‘Picotee’ Lapageria rosea ‘Picotee’ Lapageria rosea ‘Picotee’ Sorbus japonica covered in berries. When you look at them you could be forgiven for…

26th March

‘Rosea’ has a pink stripe but is not really pink. Impossible to photograph well as its now too tall and the flowers are too far away. Magnolia salicifolia ‘Rosea’ Magnolia…

10th April

…parentage of this old Caerhays hybrid and ask Asia, our new Polish propagator from Poznan, to take cuttings in July. STAPHYLEA holicarpa ‘Rosea’ STAPHYLEA holicarpa ‘Rosea’ Tomorrow we have a…

13th December

…2019 – CHW Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ with its last flower. Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ Lapageria rosea with its last flower. Lapageria rosea Lapageria rosea Amazingly a flower still on…

21st August

…The Lapageria rosea has been out for about a fortnight but I had omitted to photograph it. Only one of the elderly plants survives. Lapageria rosea Lapageria rosea A young…

10th November

…plant just through the arch. Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea’ 2002 – FJW Flowers on wall Delavayi – very mild and wet. 2000 – FJW Rain…

1st April

…reticulata. Camellia reticulata (white) Stapylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ with more flower than I have ever seen before on such a small tree. Fourteen years from planting. Stapylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ Stapylea holocarpa…

10th July

…earlier visit this year. Hypericum ‘Hidcote’ A gorgeous dark maroon, red-black hollyhock. Alcea rosea ‘Nigra’ (or a very near seedling to the true black form). Alcea rosea ‘Nigra’ Outside the…

13th September

…the autumn. Pseudowintera ‘Moulin Rouge’ Pseudowintera ‘Moulin Rouge’ Enkianthus campanulatus with wonderful red stems and ripening seed heads. Enkianthus campanulatus Chaenomeles x superba ‘Crimson and Gold’ with ripe bright red…